come and explore! there is lots to discover inside
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Felixstowe Museum,
Viewpoint Road,
Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 3TW
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.felixstowemuseum.org
Telephone number: 01394 674355 (answer phone)
Entra
nce
Wiseman
room
Naval
room
Beehiv
e ro
om
Mod
el ro
om
Pleasure steamer
room
Felgate room
Turntable room
St Audrey’s
room
Local History
room
Landguard room
Wis
em
an
Shop
Trewick
room
Tea
room
Offic
e
Store
Come and explore!
There is lots to
discover inside.
There is a plan on the back of this leaflet
and an information sheet to help you.
Start at the Wiseman room
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Felixstowe was very important in the
development of military aircraft. You will
see lots of examples of different
aeroplanes in these rooms.
Airmen and soldiers lived here 100 years
ago.
Find the photograph of 230 Squadron.
Estimate how many men are in the squadron.
——————— men
Lots of different aeroplanes were tested at Felixstowe.
Can you find an aeroplane with 2 propellers?
Draw it here:
There are 5 clocks in the Museum. Can you find
the clock in this room? What time does it show?
Go to the Naval room
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Well done!
Now head to the Museum Shop with your
completed Trail Sheet, where we will have a
look at your answers, help you with any you
were stuck on, and award you with1 hour of
learning in your Passport to Learning.
The oldest things in the Museum are in this room.
Archaeologists found these ancient artefacts by digging in
the ground.
What is the oldest thing in this room?
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Find these things in the shop:
In 1950, Lyons Quick Brew tea cost 1s 6d for 4 ounces and
Cadbury's Dairy Milk Assortment cost 2s for 8 ounces.
How much would they cost altogether?
Use the money sheet in the bag to find out how much
they would cost in decimal money.
Go the Landguard room
On 2nd July 1667, the Dutch tried to invade Britain by attack-
ing Felixstowe. Captain Darrell led the British to victory in a
fierce battle. Lots of cannon balls have been found.
Can you find the pile of cannon balls in this room?
How many are there?
Go the Trewick room.
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Go to the Beehive room
Find the ship transporting
tanks.
How many tanks are there
on the ship?
Can you work out how the tanks got onto the ship?
Find the flags.
What shapes can you see in the flags? How many of each
shape can you see?
Flags have lots of different uses. A flag can be for decoration
A flag can be the symbol of a country. Flags can also be
used to send messages.
What do you think these flags were used for?
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The biggest clock in the Museum is in this
room. What time does it show?
The clock is an analogue clock.
What time would it show if it were a 24 hour clock?
There is a table to help you on the information sheet.
Go to the Model room
There are lots of aeroplanes in this room!
• Can you estimate how many aeroplanes there are in the
large display cabinet?
• How can you find out if you have made a close estimate?
• Can you find an aeroplane with 6 propellers?
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Another clock is in this room.
What time does it show?
Go to the Local History room
There were lots of activities for
the holiday makers in Felix-
stowe one hundred years ago.
You could ride a donkey or in
a cart pulled by a goat.
Look carefully at the photographs.
• How many donkeys can you count?
• How many goats can you count?
There is a clock on the mantelpiece.
What time does it show?
Go to the Wiseman’s shop.
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There is another clock in this room.
What time does it show?
Go to St Audrey’s room
• How many ladies are there in this room?
• How many fingers do they have altogether?
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Can you match the sentences below to the aeroplanes above?
• This aeroplane has a fuselage shaped like a boat for land-
ing on water.
• This aeroplane is small and fast for fighting.
• This aeroplane can carry passengers.
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Go to the Pleasure Steamer room
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Over 100 years ago, Felixstowe was a popular place to
visit . Most people came by train but lots of people also
came by boat.
Look carefully at the Southend Pride poster.
• How much was a single fare for an adult in a fore
cabin?
• How much was a return fare for an adult in a saloon?
All the prices are in old money; pounds, shillings and pence.
There is an information sheet in your bag about old money,
you will need it when you get
to the Wiseman shop.
A pier was built for the
tourists. Look carefully at
the photographs.
How long is the pier?
Go to the Turntable room
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Go to the Felgate room
Write down the telephone
numbers that you can see
on the van
• What do the 3 digits of the telephone number add up to?
• Can you guess why there are only 3 digits in the tele-
phone numbers?
Draw the shapes that you can see on the turntable.